Our Internal Grants program provides Supply Grants for students to conduct research, design, and/or creative projects and Travel Grants for students to present their work at a conference or exhibition.
209 ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ students received grants
$109,770 in Supply Grants
$24,079 in Travel Grants
Supply Grants allow students to carry out research or creative activities under the guidance of a mentor. Grants can fund research supplies, travel to field sites or archives, supplies to create artworks or theatre performances, and more. Supply Grants are available through a competitive application and can provide up to $1000 per student.
Students can apply for one Supply Grant per semester and may receive a maximum of $2000 in funding during their time at ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ. This is dependent on available funding.
For students with a one-semester senior seminar or research project. Typically, students applying for this grant type will prepare a proposal in the first weeks and complete work in the same term.
The next JIT Grant deadline is September 22, 2025
For students with a two-term senior seminar or research project. Typically, students applying for this grant spend much of their first term researching and preparing a proposal to complete work the following term.
The next TTT Grant deadline is October 27, 2025.
Travel Grants allow students to present or perform at a conference, symposium, design competition, theatre or music festival, art exhibit, etc. Travel grants support sharing completed student work outside Durango in official, professional settings.
Travel Grant applications are considered for funding on a rolling deadline; students may apply after their work has been accepted for presentation. Students traveling to the same conference should submit one application, share travel costs (e.g., carpooling, sharing hotel rooms), and limit expenses as much as possible.
Funding is limited to $800 per student per semester.
The Pay-It-Forward program at Fort Lewis College empowers students to make a difference—locally and globally—through faculty-mentored research aimed at reducing the global burden of disease. Funded by the and additional sources, the program supports both STEM and non-STEM research projects with a focus on:
Selected students receive a $5,000 stipend to engage in research from October to May, allowing them to reduce outside work and focus on academic and professional development. Faculty mentors receive a $2,000 stipend to foster meaningful, sustained mentorship.
Phone: 970-247-7327Email: smith_christine@fortlewis.edu